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Chemistry World
July 11, 2011
Hiromi Kuramochi |
Japanese Universities Plot Slow Recovery Four months have passed since the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the east coast of Japan. And while rebuilding is now under way, progress at the local level is slow and impeding the recovery of universities in the disaster-stricken area.   |
Chemistry World
March 17, 2011
Ned Stafford |
Uncertainty for nuclear power Political fallout from the Japanese disaster has spread to Europe and will no doubt have a lasting impact on nuclear power policy and research funding. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2010
Ned Stafford |
Japan research funding safe The proposals of major cuts in researching funding triggered howls of criticism from Japanese scientists and academics, who appealed for support from the global scientific community. |
Chemistry World
August 23, 2011
Hiromi Kuramochi |
Japanese government opens dialogue with public The earthquake has led the Japanese government to reconsider the way it communicates science to the public |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 27, 2014
Sean Silverthorne |
Learning From Japan's Remarkable Disaster Recovery Harvard Business School students make an annual trek to businesses in the Japanese area wrecked by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
William Pesek |
The Japan Earthquake: The Cataclysm This Time Japan has faced adversity before. This is different. But even amid radiation and rubble, the nation's not hopeless. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2007
John Boyd |
UPDATE: More Problems at Quake-hit Nuclear Plant Ten days after a deadly earthquake damaged the world's most powerful nuclear complex, the list of incidents and shut downs has risen to 63. The Japanese government is receiving strong criticism from academic experts on design flaws. |
Geotimes
March 2004
Mark Zoback |
Earthquake Prediction and the Developing World The toll from the Iranian earthquake in December -- at least 30,000 dead and an estimated 40,000 homeless in just a few seconds -- is difficult to comprehend. Unfortunately, we can predict with reasonable certainty that sometime in the next few years, in a country with buildings unprepared to withstand disaster, a catastrophic quake will happen again |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Shaken to the Core The economic impact of the disaster in Japan is far reaching. |
Chemistry World
September 6, 2012
Simon Perks |
Rebuilding public trust in Japanese science The aftermath of the Japanese earthquake, the ensuing tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident has destroyed the country's trust in science and its role in policy-making. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Jean Kumagai |
How to Master a Seismic Disaster When the next big earthquake hits Tokyo, engineers bet even a few seconds can save lives. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2011
Rich Smith |
You're Wrong to Sell General Electric Yes, it built Japan's nuclear reactors. No, it's not liable. |
BusinessWeek
March 30, 2011
Drake Bennett |
Japan's Rolling Blackouts Dim Prospects for Recovery Japanese manufacturers face $60 billion in lost production from power disruptions. |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2011
Milton Ezrati |
Reconstruction Of A Nation The horrible disaster in Japan has made clear the country's still critical role in the global supply chain and the global economy. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2011
Jared Cummans |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: iShares DJ Transportation Average Fund Disaster in Japan may weigh on this fund. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Aftershocks in the Tech Sector Did the earthquake shake your portfolio, too? |
Geotimes
September 2003
Megan Sever |
Giant earthquake hits Japan A magnitude-8.1 earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan, before dawn on Friday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Japanese quake is the strongest to hit anywhere in the world this year. |
BusinessWeek
April 21, 2011
Drake Bennett |
The Flight of Japan's Immigrant Workers The post-earthquake loss of up to 70 percent of Japan's temporary immigrant workers may prompt more immigrant-friendly policies. |
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Savita Iyer-Ahrestani |
Shared Sorrow, Shared Strength: Rebuilding Japan Japan's string of disasters will demonstrate the unyielding strength of the people and the country's opportunity for growth |
TIME Asia
March 28, 2011
Nancy Gibbs |
The Day the Earth Moved The 9.0 quake that hit Japan on March 11 was powerful enough to shift the earth on its axis and make it spin a little faster, shortening the day by 1.8 millionths of a second. |
InternetNews
March 11, 2011 |
Japan's Quake May Disrupt Chip Shipments What effect will Japan's big quake have on the global technology industry? |
Chemistry World
March 5, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Fukushima disaster predicted to raise cancer rates slightly Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster will put people living nearest to the nuclear power plant at a slightly elevated risk of cancer in the coming years. |
Chemistry World
December 8, 2009
Ned Stafford |
Japan's research funds at risk Japanese scientists are waging a last-minute battle to convince the recently elected government to abandon plans to slash research spending. |
Geotimes
August 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Earthquake Shakes Japanese Coast The shaking originated 52.7 kilometers below sea level, off the eastern Japanese coast, about 95 kilometers east of Honshu and 350 kilometers northeast of Tokyo. |
National Defense
October 2011
Stew Magnuson |
Search-and-Rescue Robots Needed, But Market Has Yet to Develop The director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue at Texas A&M University, has kickstarted an organization that will find teams of engineers willing to travel to disaster zones with their ground-, air- or sea-based machines. |
Chemistry World
June 27, 2013
Alwyn Davies |
The Choshu five Chemists will be familiar with Alexander Williamson's contribution to chemistry in discovering the Williamson reaction, but few will be aware that he played a leading role in Japan's conversion from an isolated, industrially backward country to an open one. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Jared Cummans |
Friday's ETF to Watch: iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Fund Today, the Bank of Japan releases its interest rate decision. How will this ETF react? |
Geotimes
November 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Large Quake, Small Tsunami for Japan A large earthquake several hundred kilometers offshore Japan triggered a tsunami warning and a subsequent small tsunami. Three or four large events have occurred on this subduction fault over the past several centuries, as the Pacific plate slowly presses westward under Japan. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2011
Eric Dutram |
Three Alternative Energy ETFs to Watch as Japan Drama Plays Out The economic impact of the quake has not been limited just to Japan. |
Geotimes
April 2006 |
This Month in History... April 18, 1906: The Great Earthquake Destroys San Francisco Those few individuals who were involved in the relatively new science of seismology quickly journeyed to San Francisco that long ago April to see for themselves the effects of the disaster, to record their observations in scientific terms, and to hypothesize on its causes. |
BusinessWeek
March 30, 2011
Peter Coy |
Japan: Economic Aftershocks Can there really be so little economic global impact from Japan's disaster? Why the bullish forecasters could be wrong. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Japanese Carmakers Feel the Heat Post-Quake What automakers can expect in the aftermath of Japan's disaster. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
Jane Porter |
Halls Of Ivy--And Crumbling Plaster Amid a building boom, colleges scramble for funds to keep up aging facilities. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2011
David Meier |
Foolish FAQ: The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis A nuclear expert sheds light on Japan's failing reactor. |
BusinessWeek
May 5, 2011
Drake Bennett |
Toyota Doubles Down on Japan While economic forces dictate more overseas plants, Toyota has recommitted to domestic production -- for economic, political, and institutional reasons. |
TIME Asia
August 2, 2010
Michael Schuman |
A Clouded Outlook While Asia lurches forward in business and politics, Japan inches backward. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2004
Kim Jones |
2005: The Year of the Digital Campus Today, learning is no longer bound to a fixed location such as a classroom. Thanks to some innovative technology trends, the educational landscape is transforming into a "digital campus." |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
Popular Mechanics
July 15, 2009
Lisa Merolla |
Designing a (Wooden) Earthquake-Proof Home On July 14, all eyes in Japan's Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center turned to the seven-story wood condominium in the center of an enormous room. |
TIME Asia
April 18, 2011 |
Inbox Japan: Grace in the Ruins... What's Next in the Mideast... Bright Ideas... etc. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2011
Sean Williams |
The Earthquake in Japan and the Global Economy An initial look at which companies may benefit and which will struggle following Japan's mammoth earthquake. |
Popular Mechanics
May 13, 2008
Erik Sofge |
3 Frontiers in Earthquake Tech to Aid China--and Help the U.S. Can a network of GPS sensors store enough data online to scout the Bay Area's looming quake? And could the rig work in the Chinese countryside? |
Chemistry World
June 18, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
China assesses Sichuan earthquake's environmental costs China has begun to count the environmental costs of the earthquake that hit the southwestern province of Sichuan on 12 May. |
Geotimes
March 2005
Susan E. Hough |
Earthquakes: Predicting the Unpredictable? Seismologists are quite good at identifying where large earthquakes are likely to occur on time scales of several decades to centuries, but still unable to identify regions where earthquakes will happen tomorrow, next week, or even within the next few years. |
Salon.com
September 11, 2001
Bill Wyman |
Why the towers collapsed The jetliners hit the World Trade Center buildings at a vulnerable point... |
AskMen.com
Bernie Alexander |
Tsunamis: Waves Of Destruction Understanding the tsunami: definition, origins, history, warning signs, etc. |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2011
Drake Bennett |
Rebuilding Japan, Without the Graft Can the government rein in the country's big construction firms, or zenekon, which still wield an outsize influence? |
Geotimes
March 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Earthquake Jostles Iran After an evening of precursory tremors, a magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck western Iran today. |
Investment Advisor
July 1, 2011
Jim McAllister |
Inflation's Economic Impact Inflation is a double-edged sword, signaling economic improvement in developed markets while threatening emerging equities. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2002
Brawner et al. |
Partnerships Increase Access to Engineering Education: North Carolina's Two+Two Experience There are a number of benefits to this distance education model as it currently exists. Foremost, people from around the state are provided with increased access to engineering education. |
